Suirbhé Logainmneacha Chorcaí
The Cork Place Name Survey

Placenames collected in the Townland of Crathach Thiar, Civil Parish of Clear Island, Co. Cork.

Suíomh / Location
In Cape Clear Island and South part of the Ph. Bounded on the North by the Tld. of Lissmona & Croha E., on the East by Croha E., on the South by the Ocean and on the West by the Tlds. of Lissmona & Glin East, in the Barony of East division of West Carbery & Co. Cork.


Townland Name variations

For the purposes of the Cork Place Name Survey, variations in townland names were collected from both oral and documented sources for every Cork townland. Those for the Townland of Crathach Thiar are presented here.

A full bibliography of oral and documentary sources consulted for the Cork Place Name Surveys is provided in each parish volume in the Cork Place Name Archive at Cork County Library.

1825 Croha West Rental NB []
1832 West Croughagh RW []
1833 Crahu West,Tithe Ledger NB
Croha West Tythe Ledger NB
Craha West TAB		 []
1840 Craha West FP
Craha West Recpt. of rent NB		 []
1842 Croha West OS 1, 2 []
1850 West Craghagh CRB []
1940 Crathach Thiar LSC 1, 2 []
1975 Crathach Thiar, Boggy or marshy place, West MFC (1975),134 []
1976 Crathach Thiar DSD []
1986 Croha West PHPNWC (1986), 35 dlxxxvi []
1990 Crathach CFC (1990), 81 []

NOTE:
Numbers on placenames below refer to Map locations of named places and features in the townland. A listing of the names and addresses of the Collectors and Suppliers of the placenames are given for every townland in the volumes of the Cork Place Name Survey Archives at Cork County Library. All documentation consulted for placename references to places and features in each townland are also given in the volumes of the Place Name Archives.

No. Name Sources Description
1. Cuaisín na Muice Mara LSC 1, 2, DSD, IT. 6/12/1978 1940 Cuaisín na Muice Mara
2. Carraig an Chláir DSD 1940 Carraig an Chláir
3. Faill Ní Chathail DSD 1840 Foilneecohill FP
1841 Faill Ní Chathail, Precipice of the Daughter of Cahill, JOD NB
1841 Foilneecohill, JOD NB
1842 Foilneecohill OS 1, 2
1875 Foile Cahill Sk. I07
1908 Foil Nee Cahill, the cliff of Cahill's daughter JMB (1908), 122
1908 Foil Cahill JMB (1908), 121
1918 Fail Cahill JPC (1918), 53
1918 Faill Ní Chathail, the cliff of Cahill's daughter JPC (1918), 61, MFC (1975), 138
1940 Faill Ní Chathail LSC 1, 2, SC (1970), 96
1986 Foile Cahill, Faill Cathail (Cathal's cliff), highest cliff on the island PHPNWC (1986), 35
1990 Faill Ní Chathail CFC (1990), 98, RBÉ 609:288
Situated in the Atlantic Ocean. A creek having a very high precipice over it NBR (c. 1898) dlxxxviii
4. Mullach Uí Chathail MÓD Mullach Uí Chumhaill
5. Mig Fhaill Ní Chathail MÓD 1930 Mig Fhaill Ní Chaithil, CÓS RBÉ 1320:729, An Lóchrann, Lúnasa 1930
Bhi tóir ag iascairí Chléire ar an áit seo. dxc
6. An Sliabh MÓD
7. Signal Pole CC 1840 Craha (Signal Pole) FP
1842 Signal Pole SO I
1875 Signal Pole VB
Tá rian suímh an 'Signal Pole' le feiscint fós ar an sliabh CC.
8. An Talamh Ard SMC BC
9. Talamh Fada SMC BC
10. Páirc Tigh an tSolais SMC
11. Leaca SMC BC
12. An Oscailt SMC
13. An Pháirc Ard SMC BC
14. Páirc Eibhlín Thomáis SMC TÓS Páirc le hEibhlín, iníon Daniel Thomas. dxcii
15. Páirc na Móna SMC BC
16. Páirc an Chlais SMC
17. Páirc an Tobair SMC DSD
18. Sean-Bhóthar an Ghleanna SMC Tá clathacha tógtha trasna ar an gcuid beag de atá fós le haithint.
19. Cabhlach Bhuachán SMC BC Duine de mhuintir Bohane a bhí ina chónaí anseo CC.
20. Cnoc SMC BC
21. Garraí Míichíl Uí Chrónacháin SMC BC Garraí le Mícheál Ó Drisceoil.
22. An Leatharn SMC
23. An Leaca SMC BC
24. Garraí an Aitinn SMC BC
25. Gort an Ghalláin SMC
26. An Gallán SMC BC
27. Garraí an Stoic SMC
28. Garraí an Aitinn Thoir CC BC
29. Garraí an Tí CC BC
30. An Charraig SMC BC
31. 1970 Pond SC (1970)
32. Páirc na Cathrach SMC BC The Mine CC dxcviii
33. An Pháirc Fhada SMC BC
34. Garraí na dTrí Cúinne CC Garraí na Gréinne SMC
35. Cnoc SMC BC
36. Lín Suíocháin CC BC Líontrachán BC
37. An Clais Fada CC BC
38. Garraí an Chottage CC
39. Camus Mór CC BC
40. Teach na Luch CC BC
41. Bóthar Chnoc an Chrothaigh CC c. 1938 Bóthar Chnoc an Chrathaigh, CÓS RBÉ 742:338
42. Bán Tí Móire Thoir SMC
43. Bán Tí Móire Thiar SMC
44. An Cottage SMC Tigh an Bhanaltra CC
45. Garraí an Bhóthair CC BC
Garraí Lastuaidh den Bhóthar SMC
46. Tigh Thomáis Shipsey SMC
47. Tigh Sheáin Mhic Coitir PÓL
48. An Choiréal SMC PC